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A University of Queensland student has developed the first critical steps to create a cryopreservation protocol for avocado which had never been achieved until now, despite more than 40 years of research.

The FDA and the CDC say the outbreak of Salmonella Stanley infections likely linked to wood ear mushrooms imported by Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc. of Santa Fe Springs, CA. 

British police said on Wednesday they had discovered a tonne of cocaine hidden in a consignment of fruit which was being smuggled into the country from South America.

In this first stage, Transfesa will be transporting fifteen loads weekly from the Almussafes rail terminal in Valencia to the Barking rail terminal in the U.K.

The company has already applied the concept to seed production, cultivation of a tomato variety and the screening of hydroponic lettuce varieties. A new project for cucumber is underway.

PRESS RELEASE DECCO Post-Harvest is excited to announce the acquisition of IngeAgro, SA (CHILE) and its FULLCOVER® Ultra-Low Volume Electrostatic Application Technology.  FULLCOVER electrostatic technology is already widely used throughout Latin America in Blueberry, Table Grape and Avocado packinghouses where it allows for “dry application” of fruit protection products for high value crops that cannot receive […]

The volcanic ash resulting from the eruption of the Sangay volcano on Sunday has affected thousands of hectares of the country's fruit and vegetable crops.

This marks the first time Oppy has brought to market organic, Fair Trade Certified blueberries from Peru Peruvian, which will be available from September through to December. 

The online 39th International Kiwifruit Organization meeting held on Sept. 16 and 17 also forecast a production rise of 6% year-on-year in Europe to around 707,000 metric tons (MT).

The California Blueberry Commission has announced that it has voted to support the Section 201 global safeguard investigation to protect the "viability" of the state's growers.